Garden Sales, Incorporated, sells garden supplies. Management is planning its cash needs for the second quarter. The company usually has to borrow money during this quarter to support peak sales of lawn care equipment, which occur during May. The following information has been assembled to assist in preparing a cash budget for the quarter: a. Budgeted monthly absorption costing income statements for April-July are: b. Sales are 20% for cash and 80% on account. c. Sales on account are collected over a three-month period with 10% collected in the month of sale; 70% collected in the first month totaled $295,000, and March's sales totaled $310,000. d. Inventory purchases are paid for within 15 days. Therefore, 50% of a month's inventory purchases are paid for in the month of purchase. The remaining 50% is paid in the following month. Accounts payable at March 31 for inventory purchases during March total \$140,700. e. Each month's ending inventory must equal 20% of the cost of the merchandise to be sold in the following monthe inventory at March 31 is $107,800. f. Dividends of $42,000 will be declared and paid in April. g. Land costing $50,000 will be purchased for cash in May. h. The cash balance at March 31 is $64,000; the company must maintain a cash balance of at least $40,000 at the end of each month each month, up to a total loan balance of $200,000. The interest rate on the loans is 1% per month and for end of the quarter. Required: 1. Prepare a schedule of expected cash collections for April, May, and June, and for the quarter in total. 2. Prepare the following for merchandise inventory: a. A merchandise purchases budget for April, May, and June. b. A schedule of expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases for April, May, and June, and for the quarter in total. 3. Prepare a cash budget for April, May, and June as well as in total for the quarter. \begin{tabular}{|l|l|l|l|l|l|} \hline \multicolumn{4}{|c|}{ Schedule of Expected Cash Collections } \\ \hline & April & May & June & Quarter \\ \hline Cash sales & & & & \\ \hline Sales on account: & & & & \\ \hline February & & & & \\ \hline March & & & & \\ \hline April & & & & \\ \hline May & & & & \\ \hline June & & & & \\ \hline Total cash collections & & & \\ \hline \end{tabular} Prepare the following for merchandise inventory, a merchandise purchases budget for April, May, and June. Prepare the following for merchandise inventory, a schedule of expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases for April, May, and June, and for the quarter in total
